Chapter 3: Back to the light
By Gdwendyml
If I could wake up in a different place,
at a different time,
could I wake up as a different person?
Fight club, 1996
Noises…
unclear still, but gradually getting louder
I try to block them out, I'm too tired. Just wanna sleep…
bang, bang, bang
god, my head…it hurts…so much…
bang…bang…bang…tiny little hammers are trying to make powder off of my skull, or so it feels like it…bang, bang, bang
Wow…is it possible to hear your own heart beating like frigging' explosives? …bang, bang, bang
damn it, the noises are still getting louder…wait a sec…I think that's a voice…
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Yup, definitely a voice
I try to listen to what it's saying, but it's too muffled due to weird echo that's behind it.
Come on…concentrate Irma, you can do this, I say to myself. I try to listen harder...
No use, still can't hear them, maybe I should just give up…I'm just going to go back to sleep…yeah…back to the nice, dark place I was before…
'Wow, Aillel, you picked a beautiful one this time, didn't you?'
What?
Beautiful one?
Who the hell is that?
'No, come on! I didn't take her because of that! I took her with me because she was in trouble! I couldn't leave her there to die, now could I?'
Die? Who died? Dammit! Why can't I remember anything! It's all so fuzzy….
Come on Irma! Concentrate! Something…I just have to remember….water….I remember water….a lot of water….too much water!...it's chocking me!...I'm drowning!….HELP!...can't breathe!...HELP ME!
No, off course not, because you or so……Hey, I think she is waking up…
Water, too much water…a face!...I see someone…. A boy?….
Easy, easy, open your eyes, okay…
Finally I can breathe! What a nightmare! What the hell happened?
I try to open my eyes…
When Irma Lair opened her eyes, She opened them up to two eighteen-year old boys, staring at her.
'Hey you…welcome back to the land of the living' Aillel said softly.
She immediately raised her hand to her forehead, groaning.
'Ugh……ah…what happened?' she asked weakly.
She groaned again…
Aillel and Oisin looked at each other briefly, before Aillel answered her.
'Well, uh, you were drowning, I saved you, and I brought you here' Aillel told her
Oisin immediately looked up, eyes wide, opening his mouth to say something. But was silenced by Aillel who looked at him warningly and waved his arm in a ´not now´ gesture.
Irma, who was still too far gone to have noticed any of those gestures, again gave a loud groan.
'Huhn…What?...Drowning? she asked, while she was still clutching her head.
She used her other arm to support herself while she tried to sit up. Usually, her arm would've been able to quarry the weight of her body, but giving Irma's weak state, it didn't have enough strength to support her, which resulted in her falling back down to ground with again a loud groan.
Aillel was instantly at her side 'Easy, easy, just rest okay? You almost died down there' he said while pushing her gently down. 'Get some sleep, okay' he told her
Irma resisted, she shook her head weakly, while pushing against Aillel's arm 'No, I…Will, Corny….they need me' she told Aillel while she was still struggling against him.
Aillel didn't know these girls the girl spoke of, but he agreed anyway, for the girl's benefit 'Yeah, I'm sure they do, but you have to get some rest first, you can help them later, alright?'
he took a deep breath 'And, besides, You'd be a lot more helpful to them when you're rested, Wouldn't you say?' he asked her.
Irma looked up. she stared at him for a second before deciding that he could be right. And, judging his face, there was no point in arguing anyway, at least, not until her brain started working normally, so she just nodded at him and settled down. She closed her eyes and let the dark waves of sleep wash over her, taking her to a place full of dreams, nightmares and fantasies.
When Oisin saw that the girl had finally fallen asleep he decided that now was the time to confront Aillel with what he just heard.
'You saved her?' he asked. Aillel nodded.
'And she's a human?' Aillel nodded again.
Oisin suddenly had a wide grin on his face 'Oh, you're dad is SOOO gonna KILL you' he told him.
Aillel didn't see the humour in that, he crossed his arms and leaned against the wooden wall of the cottage. 'Yeah well, that is, if he finds out, but you're not going to tell him, are you?' he asked, although it was more a statement then a question.
Oisin suddenly looked serious 'Of course not' he made a zipping motion across his mouth with his hand 'my lips are sealed' he assured Aillel.
Aillel smiled and nodded 'thanks, you're a real pal' he said 'which reminds me, we ought to get back to the castle before the feast starts, dad won't like it if we're absent' he said.
Oisin nodded before pointing at Irma 'Yeah, but what about her? Can we leave her alone like this?' he asked worriedly.
Aillel nodded 'yeah, she will be out for a long time, and this place is protected, so she'll be safe, now, let's go' he told Oisin before turning and walking away.
Oisin glanced at the girl once more before following his friend back to Finias.
So, that's it for now folks.
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